SUPER GENIUS • APRIL 2018 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / NONFICTION / BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR JULIAN VOLOJ AND THOMAS CAMPI Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story An inside look at the creator of Superman from the author of the acclaimed GHETTO BROTHER. Everyone knows Superman, but not everyone knows the story of two youngsters from Cleveland who created Superman. Based on archival material and original sources, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story" tells the story of the friendship between writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, and puts it into the wider context of the American comicbook industry. APRIL Born in Germany to Colombian parents, writer and photographer Super Genius Julian Voloj explores identity and heritage in his work. He is the Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography & author of GHETTO BROTHER from NBM, which was named one Memoir of BOOKLIST's top 10 graphic novels of 2016. He lives in New York On Sale 4/3/2018 Trade Paperback , 180 pages City. 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 25 ISBN: 9781629917764 $19.99 / $27.99 Can. 2 SUPER GENIUS • APRIL 2018 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / NONFICTION / BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR MARKETING Distribution to Jewish press and journalists who covered GHETTO BROTHER. Mailings for regional coverage in Cleveland and Toronto and national Canadian press coverage. Feature article in ALTER EGO (comics history magazine), ARC distribution at Fall Regional bookseller shows. Regional signings in NYC area. 3 SUPER GENIUS • APRIL 2018 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / NONFICTION / BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR JULIAN VOLOJ AND THOMAS CAMPI Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story An inside look at the creator of Superman from the author of the acclaimed GHETTO BROTHER. Everyone knows Superman, but not everyone knows the story of two youngsters from Cleveland who created Superman. Based on archival material and original sources, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story" tells the story of the friendship between writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, and puts it into the wider context of the American comicbook industry. APRIL Born in Germany to Colombian parents, writer and photographer Super Genius Julian Voloj explores identity and heritage in his work. He is the Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography & author of GHETTO BROTHER from NBM, which was named one Memoir of BOOKLIST's top 10 graphic novels of 2016. He lives in New York On Sale 4/3/2018 Hardcover 180 pages City. 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 25 ISBN: 9781629917771 $24.99 / $34.99 Can. 4 CHARMZ • FEBRUARY 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS GREG TESSIER AND AMANDINE Chloe #3: "Frenemies" Chloe and Alexandre do the long distance thing. Can their love survive? Collecting another quirky cute installment of stories in this hit series from France, Chloe Blin continues her quest to figure out love, popularity, and herself. This time Chloe must work with her nemesis, Anissa, at a new job with a cantankerous old woman doing makeovers! She’s not quite ready for all the trouble Anissa will cause and has to deal with conflict in more constructive ways. Then, Chloe must contend with her love, Alexandre, going FEBRUARY abroad after being in boarding school all year. It’s a disaster Charmz of epic proportions! Chloe must rally and manage her Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels disappointment, jealousy, and loneliness. On Sale 2/20/2018 Ages 10 to 14 GREG TESSIER has been writing stories since childhood. While Trade Paperback , 112 pages 9 in H | 6 in W at school, he studied history and cultural development, and today Carton Quantity: 90 he oversees public reading projects in France. 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Collecting another quirky cute installment of stories in this hit series from France, Chloe Blin continues her quest to figure out love, popularity, and herself. This time Chloe must work with her nemesis, Anissa, at a new job with a cantankerous old woman doing makeovers! She’s not quite ready for all the trouble Anissa will cause and has to deal with conflict in more constructive ways. Then, Chloe must contend with her love, Alexandre, going FEBRUARY abroad after being in boarding school all year. It’s a disaster Charmz of epic proportions! Chloe must rally and manage her Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels disappointment, jealousy, and loneliness. On Sale 2/20/2018 Ages 10 to 14 GREG TESSIER has been writing stories since childhood. While Hardcover 112 pages 9 in H | 6 in W at school, he studied history and cultural development, and today Carton Quantity: 45 he oversees public reading projects in France. His first comic ISBN: 9781629918594 series, CHLOE, has been very well received in France and is now $14.99 / $20.99 Can. being translated in English for the first time. AMANDINE first came to the comics scene in 2006 with her work in Violet's Wings, based on a screenplay by Sarabelle. She attended the University of Paris VIII, where she studied comic arts. When she is not working on the CHLOE series, she continues to seek out new projects and visit French schools. 7 CHARMZ • MARCH 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS MARIAH MCCOURT AND AARON ALEXOVICH Stitched #2 “Love In The Time of Assumption” Patchwork girl Crimson and swamp monster Simon go on their first date! Doesn't Quinton know that three's a crowd? Crimson Volania Mulch is on her very first date with sweet swamp monster, Simon but she doesn’t quite know it. When they’re night out is literally crashed by Quinton, Crimson’s aloof crush, they discover that Assumption Cemetery’s pixies have gone mad and all the animals, live and undead, are in turmoil. No time for love, even for confused stitched girls caught in complicated triangles. MARCH Charmz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels Meanwhile, shy werewolf Wisteria and “magical technician” On Sale 3/6/2018 Parameter Jones suss out their feelings for one another and Ages 10 to 15 come to Crimson for help. While Crimson tries to help them Trade Paperback , 96 pages she discovers the house of her mother and another clue in 8 in H | 5.5 in W Carton Quantity: 90 the mystery of who she was and who she will become is ISBN: 9781629918600 unlocked. $9.99 / $13.00 Can. MARIAH MCCOURT has worked primarily with IDW Publishing, and is known for her work in Fables, The Last Unicorn, and True Blood. AARON ALEXOVICH is best known for being one of original artists for the Nickelodeon series Invader Zim. He has also created the comic Serenity Rose, published by Slave Labor Graphics. 8 CHARMZ • MARCH 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS MARKETING Review copy distribution on NetGalley, GoodReads, WattPad, and BookLikes. House ads in other Charmz titles. Trade advertising in BOOKLIST. STITCHED buttons for distribution at consumer shows. Book trailer on You Tube. 9 CHARMZ • MARCH 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS MARIAH MCCOURT AND AARON ALEXOVICH Stitched #2 “Love In The Time of Assumption” Patchwork girl Crimson and swamp monster Simon go on their first date! Doesn't Quinton know that three's a crowd? Crimson Volania Mulch is on her very first date with sweet swamp monster, Simon but she doesn’t quite know it. When they’re night out is literally crashed by Quinton, Crimson’s aloof crush, they discover that Assumption Cemetery’s pixies have gone mad and all the animals, live and undead, are in turmoil. No time for love, even for confused stitched girls caught in complicated triangles. MARCH Charmz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels Meanwhile, shy werewolf Wisteria and “magical technician” On Sale 3/6/2018 Parameter Jones suss out their feelings for one another and Ages 10 to 15 come to Crimson for help. While Crimson tries to help them Hardcover 96 pages she discovers the house of her mother and another clue in 8 in H | 5.5 in W Carton Quantity: 45 the mystery of who she was and who she will become is ISBN: 9781629918617 unlocked. $14.99 / $20.99 Can. MARIAH MCCOURT has worked primarily with IDW Publishing, and is known for her work in Fables, The Last Unicorn, and True Blood. AARON ALEXOVICH is best known for being one of original artists for the Nickelodeon series Invader Zim. He has also created the comic Serenity Rose, published by Slave Labor Graphics. 10 CHARMZ • APRIL 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS PATRICIA LYFOUNG Scarlet Rose #2: "I'll Go Where You Go" This volume finds our heroine traveling from Versailles to Venice, and indulging in parties, swordplay, and masquerades! Continuing her most improper adventures as a seeker of justice, Maud must still discover the mystery behind her father’s murder and unmask The Fox, the figure that’s been helping (and hindering) her attempts to avenge his death.